- Date
- September 26, 1984, 21:10 local (Sep 27, 1984, 01:10 UTC)
- Place
- Clio, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6106KCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840926062519A
- Case key
- 12788
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airport consists of three sod strips none of which contains rwy lights. The CFI and student departed the arpt for a local night flight. The CFI stated that upon returning to the arpt he called the arpt office on the UNICOM freq and requested the night dispatcher to drive out and illuminate the approach end of the rwy so that he could land. The CFI circled the arpt and saw the vehicle near the rwy with the headlights pointed in the direction of landing. The CFI continued to state that there were no ground features visible because it was dark. The acft touched down near the illiminated area on a northerly heading and he assumed he was on rwy 36. Shortly after touchdown the acft went into a soybean field and collided with a ditch. After the accident it was discovered that the dispatcher's vehicle was not illuminating the approach end of rwy 36 but instead was illuminating an area near the intersection of rwys 21 and 32.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6106K
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15077528
- Airframe hours
- 2,222
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Swartwood
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 26, 1984 · 18 hours before
- Airport
- 51G · Cagney, runway 36, 1,800 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,741 total · 958 in this make and model · 3,658 as pilot in command · 147 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 240° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 14 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FNT, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6106K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.